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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Making Sense of it All Part II

In an earlier blog post, I explained my personal belief that
there certainly is a God, but that He does not really note “the passing of
every sparrow”.There is a colossal plan
being carried out and in a time frame that are both beyond our conception, but
the notion that God responds to our pleas for help does not seem to be true.

Where does Jesus fit in?We know His existence is not a myth because the historical Jesus has
been well-documented by archeologists and historians, as have His
disciples.We also know that something
stupendous and awe-inspiring certainly took place shortly after his death that
instantly changed those disciples from a forlorn group of terrified souls to
valiant men of courage willing to face certain, cruel deaths in order to spread
the Good News.

Nowadays, men and women clergy mostly do good works, but
that was not always true.Unfortunately,
from ancient times until the industrial age, about the only way an ordinary
person could advance his situation was by force of arms or by convincing others
of his holiness or his magical powers.Remember that, as a general rule, until the turn of the 20th
century, only priests, generals and persons of royalty lived well.Virtually everyone else lived short lives of
extreme poverty, misery and desperation.The easiest route to wealth and power was to become a priest.

Because this is man’s history, and because we know that
before the invention of the printing press, the book we know as the Bible was
written in ancient languages and was reproduced by groups of monks copying it
by hand as it was read aloud to them.Who knows what copying mistakes were made and what the original text
actually said?

This is why I long ago made two major decisions: a. that I
could not participate in any religion that was based on one or a few particular
passages found in the Bible, and b. that there were two main messages that
unquestionably could be found there over and over again – 1. we have been
placed here to praise God and to love and help each other, and 2. there is hope
for something beyond death.It is also
apparent that to some extent, 2 depends on how we deal with 1.

Some time ago I was discussing with my dentist the subject
of reducing plaque.I asked him if it
was really helpful to use mouthwash advertised as a plaque reducer.His response was, “can’t hurt”.Even if you find it hard to believe, you
should live your life as if you do.Remember what the dentist said.

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About Me

Russell Wilcox is a retired college professor who spends several months in Florida and several months in Rhode Island each year, and whose interests include boating and sailing, sports, political activism, ballroom dancing and bridge. He has an MBA from Harvard, a Computer Systems CAGS from Bryant and a BS from Northeastern. He has worked in industry for EG&G and Texas Instruments, operated his own business with more than 200 employees, and served as Director of the Computer Information Systems Program for Stonehill College. An Army veteran and private pilot, he is a published author, and is the proud father of four children and the proud grandfather of seven grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. A holder of two patents in microchip connections and a true product of the melting pot, his father is the son of a Yankee farmer, and his mother the first generation daughter of Italian immigrants who retained their culture, but strove mightily to become Americans, sending four sons to fight against Hitler and Mussolini.